Man Tang Huacai

Chapter 15 Dali Temple

"Liu Ji, Du Youlin and other key offenders, with a hundred sticks, and their family fled to Lingnan..."

Previously, I thought that the matter of life and death was minor and the matter of injustice was major, but after I really got the news, my feeling was quite different from what I expected.

It was the first time for Du Wulang to face torture in his life, and he couldn't help but feel very at a loss.

He couldn't stay out of the way like Xue Bai, so he didn't know what to do.

The next moment, the whole person was picked up.

"Not at all energetic." Yang Zhao stretched out his hand and patted his round face, and asked, "Do you understand? The crown prince can't protect anyone. In this Tang Dynasty, who is really worth serving? Mutually!"

Du Wulang then cried.

Seeing Yang Zhao's dirty appearance made him feel sick.

He was suddenly afraid that after today, he would gradually become someone like Yang Zhao.

"Crying? Is it useful to cry? Don't you even understand when you kneel down and beg the right minister? Waste."

Seeing Du Wulang's snot dripping down, Yang Zhao let go of his hand in disgust. When he turned his head and saw Qing Lan was crying too, I felt sorry for him, so I couldn't help laughing and said: "It's too pitiful for the little maid to live in Lingnan, why don't you ask me to buy it?" you?"

Qing Lan shook her head hastily, and looked outside the hall with a look of pleading for help.

If Xue Bai doesn't come back again, she doesn't want to be exiled or be bullied, she would rather bump into death in this Right Prime Minister's mansion, and use the blood of her lowly maidservant to stain that invaluable Prime Minister.

Just at this time, someone came from the corridor.

"Xue Bai!"

Qing Lan rushed over immediately, like a frightened deer.

When Du Wulang saw it, he also wanted to run with him.

He was held down by Yang Zhao.

"Hugh is reckless in the prime minister's mansion!"

"Xue Bai, they want to kill my grandfather!" Du Wulang cried.

Xue Bai patted Qing Lan first, but before he could speak, his calm expression already gave people a sense of peace of mind.

At this time, Cang Bi, the steward of the Prime Minister's Mansion, hurried past him, looking like his attendant.

"Yang Canjun." Cang Bi said, "Alang ordered you and Xue Bai to go to Dali Temple."

Yang Zhao apologized with a smile: "Is there any more?"

"It's gone." Cang Bi glanced at him lightly.

Yang Zhao was disappointed, and secretly scolded Li Linfu for not rewarding him for his meritorious service.

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Chang'an City has Waiguo City, Miyagi City, and Imperial City.

The palace city is located in the north, where the emperor lives; the imperial city is located in the south of the palace city, where the ancestral temple, government offices, military offices, and warehouses are located, that is, the place of administration.

The buildings in the imperial city are magnificent, which is another scene compared with the Outer Guo.

Dali Temple is located in the west of the imperial city, just beside the Shunyi Gate.

In front of the lobby of the government office, many prisoners were kneeling on the ground, and Du Yu was among them.

Seeing that Li Linfu and Ji Wen didn't come today, and Wei Yanzhenqing of Chang'an County took out the draft, and Jing Zhaoyin and Han Chaozong tried to prove that the Du family was wronged, Du Mi recanted the confession on the spot.

"Injustice! Minnv has never seen who Liu Ji befriended for the East Palace. As for arson to burn the evidence, it is even more false. It is all because of Jingzhao Mansion's law Cao Jiwen tortured and tortured. Please learn from me."

"That's right." Han Chaozong immediately said seriously: "The crown prince and Du Liangdi are at odds, and they have reconciled long ago, so how could he order Liu Ji to run the business? How about sending someone to destroy the evidence? There are only oral statements but no physical evidence in this case, so there are many doubts. Liu Accumulation, still not recruiting from the truth?!"

"I, I was wronged, I just had a quarrel with my father-in-law, and I was angry for a while..."

Soon, taking advantage of Li Linfu's absence, Han Chaozong tried the case as quickly as possible and delivered it to Miyagi.

Seeing this situation, Du Yan thought that the Du family had been wronged.

She thought of the young Lang Xue Bai who was rescued by the Du family, it was he who reported the letter overnight, so they found the key evidence in the study, handed it over to the prince, and then handed it to these upright and honest officials, and finally they were able to overturn the case.

"It's done, we did it." Du Yu thought in his heart.

However, when the verdict came down, it fell in her ears like a thunderbolt.

"Liu Ji, Du Youlin and other key offenders, with a hundred sticks, and their family fled to Lingnan..."

Du Yi couldn't believe it.

The case has clearly been cleared, her grandfather was wronged, and the Du family was wronged, why should the innocent be punished?
No one explained it to her.

It seemed that the interrogation before this was just a performance before the banquet, no matter how well the performance was, it did not affect the serving of food.

And the members of the Du family who were kneeling and shivering were the appetizers of this feast.

All the princes in the hall sat high, as if they were going to share the food with them.

~~
Censor Zhongcheng Yang Shenjin's eyes fell, he saw Du Yu's beautiful face with a sad expression in his eyes, and sighed sympathetically.

He always knew that even if the Du family was wronged and the case became serious, it would be impossible for the sage to forgive the Du family.Otherwise, if people have the illusion that it's okay to be close to the prince, what good will it do to the community?
Therefore, he watched Han Chaozong with a cold eye today to clear the Du family's grievances, and did not stop him from the beginning to the end.

"Ugh."

"Han Gong." Yang Shenjin turned her head and whispered, "You have tried your best."

"The prince has cut off his robe to avoid the fire. I am not the prince today, but to settle the case as soon as possible."

Yang Shenjin nodded and said, "Gong Yi, Mr. Han."

Han Chaozong smiled wryly, and glanced sideways at the left minister Chen Xilie who was sitting in the back listening to the trial, wondering if the other party was asleep.

Just this year, Li Shizhi, the original left prime minister, was demoted by Li Linfu and replaced by Chen Xilie, who doesn't care about anything.

Han Chaozong has always been on good terms with Li Shizhi, and he already knew that his Jing Zhaoyin was going to leave soon.But I just explained that I just hoped that Li Linfu would not kill them all.

"It can't be called high righteousness. It's nothing more than thinking about doing a good thing in Jingyin's tenure in the end, but it's a pity that it can't be done."

Although Yang Shenjin also worked for Li Linfu, she still had a strong character. She glanced around and said in a low voice, "Mr. Han has already saved countless lives. If the Du family is convicted today of treason, even more people will die."

"That's all I can think of."

"There is nothing else to do." Yang Shenjin said: "Then, first kill Liu Ji with a stick?"

Han Chaozong nodded and said, "Yes."

Yang Shenjin belongs to the right-handed lineage, and wanted to kill Liu Ji, the prince's brother-in-law, to gain power; Han Chaozong was close to the prince, but he wanted to kill Liu Jizhang as soon as possible, so as not to bite more people.

The two people have different positions, but their murderous intentions are the same at this moment.

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"Injustice!"

Liu Ji had long since lost his former boldness, and was pinned to the ground, yelling non-stop.

The small official of Dali Temple who was imprisoning him shook his head and said, "Are you wronged? Are you fucking wronged? Do you know how many people have been killed by you?"

The little official turned around and pointed, Liu Ji lay there and looked along with his fingers, he saw the Taoist priest Fang Daxu, Du's house steward Quan Rui and other accomplices, and at the same time, many of his friends were tied aside.

Thinking of the past, Liu Ji was in a daze for a while, still not believing that he could fall to death, and shouted: "They promised me! Ji Wen, you promised that I would have a great future by suing the prince! You promised me..."

"Execution!"

Liu Ji's back was cold, and his middle coat had already been taken off.

"Snapped!"

Amidst the heavy bang, the cane struck, causing severe pain.

He couldn't help screaming, still hoping that Ji Wen would give an order to stop the torture, or survive the hundred sticks, so he gritted his teeth and endured it.

"Snapped!"

For some reason, the cane looked light and fluffy, but every time it was hit, it was really painful. After only five sticks, Liu Ji's buttocks were torn apart, unable to hold on anymore, he begged for mercy like a pig being killed.

"Ah! It hurts...don't hit me...kill me..."

"kill me!"

The screams passed through the yamen and reached the ears of all the prisoners, making them tremble with fear.

Many people who were implicated by Liu Ji were still yelling at them, but they dared not speak out again.

There were only more than twenty sounds, and the sound of whipping had stopped.

"Report, Liu Ji can't stand it anymore, his stick is dead!"

"..."

Du Yu couldn't help turning her head to look, only to see the bold and arrogant husband lying naked in the yard motionless, his buttocks were bloody and bloody, and then he was picked up like a broken sack and thrown aside .

"puff."

Even the sound of landing was like a sack.

Tears welled up in Du's eyes again.

Looking back at those years, Liu Ji was handsome and well-spoken, and everyone in the family felt satisfied; after marriage, there was a time when he respected each other as a guest; and later, when his second sister married the prince, he listened to too much flattery outside, and gradually revealed his madness. It was out of control; so the whole family hated him and hated him. She tried to persuade him countless times in private, but there was nothing she could do about him.

It's not that she still has a deep relationship with him, but she really wants to abide by her duty as a wife.But at this time, she suddenly hated herself for not being able to make up her mind earlier, insisting on maintaining that superficial decency until a big mistake was made.

"Next, Du Youlin."

There was no time for Du Mi to grieve for her husband, and her father was dragged to the courtyard again.

"No!"

"Don't touch the old man's clothes!"

"Grandpa!"

"Knock down!"

"Alang!"

"..."

Before, all the prisoners hated Liu Ji's random false accusation and didn't stand out. Seeing Du Youlin being dragged out now, they knew that they would be next to this innocent disaster.

Du Yu struggled to get up, trying to stop him, but in the confusion, he was hit on the forehead and fell to the ground.

"Stop it all!"

Yushi Zhongcheng Yang Shenjin yelled and stepped forward to help Du Yu up.

"My grandfather was wronged! I beg you to find out!"

Yang Shenjin's voice was gentle, and said: "The lady can't save your father anymore, so be more careful about yourself, Yang will try her best to save you from the suffering of exile."

Du Yi was taken aback.

She pursed her lips suddenly, broke away from Yang Shenjin's hand, and fell to her knees again.

How could she not understand what he meant?
The implication is nothing more than asking her to be his concubine or private prostitute.

She didn't feel tempted, only humiliated.

The feeling of being treated as a dish waiting to be shared made her breathless.

She would rather wait for grandpa to die, and then crash her head into the government office, rather than beg for mercy from these people again.

There was another muffled sound of whipping behind him, and Du Yu knelt there, not looking at Du Youlin who was being whipped, but just clenched his teeth, bleeding from his bite.

suddenly,

"Suspension!"

There were loud shouts one after another.

"Suspension!"

Du Ti's heart, which had just sunk to the bottom of the valley, trembled violently again, feeling that the voice was faintly familiar, so she turned her head quickly.

I saw a person coming up the steps, and stopped the official servant who was beating her grandfather.

"Xue Bai?"

Du Yu was puzzled for a moment, and there was surprise in his eyes.

"Xue Bai!"

~~
Xue Bai looked at the Dali Temple in front of him, with strange kindness and inquiry in his eyes.

He even recognized the location a little bit, probably in the area of ​​Xijuyuan Lane in later generations, near Xi'an Children's Hospital.

But when he climbed up the stairs, his eyes quickly became strange again.

He saw dried blood all over the courtyard. The corpses of the victims in Wei Jian's case had been piled up like a mountain, and the place was only recently vacated for new corpses. The elderly, weak, women and children kneeling in the hall were all innocent. His eyes were apprehensive, like lambs waiting to be slaughtered.

He did not feel the majesty of the law.

There is only the majesty of the imperial power and the majesty of the prime minister.

This is not a fair place to punish crimes and uphold justice for the people, it has become a slaughterhouse where two superiors who fear being deprived of power willfully kill the weak!
Xue Bai looked more and more unfamiliar, and every time he took a step, his face became more and more serious...

~~
Several small officials looked at it, and saw a young man with a strong aura and no anger coming slowly, followed by the right Xiaowei holding a token and shouting loudly.

The majesty of the official made them so frightened that they didn't dare to stop them, they retreated repeatedly, staggered and fell to the ground one after another.

There was a lot of snow.

(End of this chapter)